Coin-handling apparatus.



S; P.I HUNTINGTON. G01N,HANDLING APPARATGS.- APPLIGATION FILED JANfZS, 1912.

Patented sept. s, 1914.

run srAras PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL P."HUNTINGTON, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

COINl-I-IANDLING APPARATUS,

mienne.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Septv, 1914.

Application-alga January 29, 1912. sei-iai No; 674,130.

,To all whom 'it may concern Ble. it 'known that I, SAMUEL P. HUNTING- mN, a citizenof the United States, residing at'NeW Haven, in the county 'of New Haven and' State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin-Handling Apparatus, of Whiclrth'e'following is aA Speeitication .taken mainly through the axial center ofA the hopper, showing it in'an;inclined'v posi: tion, While Fig. 1 is a face or end view prolject-ed trtm Fig.. 2 l1`ig.. 8 isi-ai plan View inv enlarged scale,f.of the coinseparating and ejecting devices of theprevious igureaand Fig. et 1s an edge vievv partlyin section, pro-A jected .from Fig. 8. Figs; 5 andf are edge views in section. showingthe-construction and illustrating the operation of the coin ejecting device'.

rlhis invention is herein illustrated as yan adjunct to machines for receiving and registering the farespaid-at turnstiles, or. on street cars, lferries, and similar utilities, in which coins, generally ofr different denominations, are deposited, and accumulate 'sometimes in considerable quantity, Within a short time, as at'the stopping places, or at rushperiods of traiic. The necessity of reg? istering these'coins separately, accordin t0 'their di'derent denominations, requires t 'ein 'to be fed singly from thev hopper or other coin receptacle, -'without wedging thecoins together, andseparating those which may adhereto each other,- either accidentallyfor' as the result of mischievous o-r malicious intent on the part of those depositing the coins.

The rotating coin carrier or plate 10, on wlnch the coins are received, consists of a' means of. the screw 340, the arm being by circular disk having a turnedup rim 11, to'

prevent the coins from' rolling orslidiug oit' the plate. The plate is provided `.Wtlfra hub 12, which is mounted for rotation'znppn a stud 13, attached to the framing 14 of the machine which is provided with suitable feet or flanges 15 to be attached-to any'convenient portion of the registering or other mechanism'. of which this 'invention may be the adj unct.I The coin plate is rotated, pret tvveen'the registering mechanism and gear l'jt'or example, appurtenant to the hub 12, or to any convenient part of the plate or its appurtenances.

the ,coin plate byqtherespective depositors; or may .fall thereon from above after 'passing through-1 various'forms of Well known coin exposingdeviceafor enabling the coins to Avbe inspected by they conductor or attendant.v These devices, however, form no part ofthe present invention. To more securely guide and contne the falling and accumulatingcoins to the plate, I prefer to employ the any convenient Way, as by means of screws 21 to the frame 14.

The' bottom of the com plate l0 is pro vided'nf'itli one or-more coin receiving seats 'or' apertures 23,' for receiving a single coin,

handled. vEach single-coin 8 lying in this aperturerests upon the upper face of 4a. platen er supporting member. The platen 24'is` supported upon, or is appurtenant to 'the frame 14, the coin sliding over the sur` face oi this platen as it is carried around by thecoin. plate. A tthe desired. dischargingpoint for the coin, the platen is providedwith' a' discharge aperture et, leading either, directly, or, by rmeans 'of suitable chutes, to the ,coin registering, -or counting, `or assorting meehanism,as the case may be. --Coperating with the coin plate tov separate from the single. coin B intended to be Acarried-by that plate Whatever .othercoins may becerried along with it, either by adhesion, .or due to the accumulatien-l in the plate, is' 'e separating pawl "26V Thisngeris pivoted at 27 t' tionary arnrQS, which is herein shown' to be. mounted at one end upon the stud i3, and `attached at its otherfend to the frame 14 by these'means suspended in a stationary position Within the hopper, just above the plate. In this case also the 'inner end ofthe arm is utilized as a. thrust collar slheid down by'ra split pin 32, and having a spring 33 'beneath'it,' which bears .against the upper surface of the coin plate and holds the latter firmly but yieldingly down to its proper tiene et rotation" against the platen, thus The coinsma'y be dropped directly uponthe edgesof' the aperture being not thicker' than the thickness ot the thinnest coin to beA `era`bly by a cranlr and geared connection bestationary hopper 2G, which is attached in l c l o .i I i 4 I n mamtammg close contact therewith, and

taking up any looseness between these plates, due to wear or otherwise, thereby also preventing the thinner coins from entering and ture 23 in the coin plate is'beveled backwardly as shown at 37 in Fig. 4, to enable the finger to ride out of the aperture 23, whenever the lattenpasses under. the pawl empty, without a coin. This intended rising and falling movement of the finger, occurring when the spring is in its most eX- sition beneath Y away Lso tended position, offers little resistance to the turning movement of thev plate. But when pushing back other coins which may lie upon the rst coin, as shown in Fig. 4, the increased stiEness of the compressed spring resists the tendency of the finger t0 ride.- over more than one coin, and thus causes the finger to wipe back all coins lying above that first coin which is in the aperture.

To'further assist in the sweeping back of all excepting one coin, the coin plate is preferably inclined as illustated in Fig. 2, so that many or most of thecoins will roll or slide by gravity to or toward the lower portion of the plate and hopper. The separating and ejecting positions of such an inclined plate are tions of the path of travel of the plate, the coins being received into the apertureat the lower portion of that path of travel, where the aperture passes through the accumulated heap of coins. The plate having thus taken a single coin in the aperture 23, and having passedthe separating position shown in Fig. 4, the coin is carried toits discharging pothe ejector pawl 40, the ejecting operation being illustratedin Figs. 5 and 6. The ejector isherein shown in the form of a spring pawl, attached by means of the screw'cl to a shield, such as a oat 42, which is pivoted at 43 to the 'arm 28, and is pressed downwardly toward and against the coin plate bya spring 44. This float serves as a guard or fender to. keep the falling or accumulating coins of the hopper from the discharge aperture 46, detlecting them toward the bottom of the hopper, where they are intended to be received one by. one into the coin plate. 4The float is pivotally' supported so as to permit it to rise against the pressure of the spring, in case coins should accidentally become crowded under the ioat.

-The ejector 40 is disposed in the circular path of rotation of the coiny aperture 23 of 'tli'ef-"c'zoin-plate, and immediately over the t*iectin'g -apertureflofl the platen, as shown disposed at the higher por-- in Figsi 5 and 6. Thus when a coin which has been properly received into the aperture 1 of the coin plate arrives over the ejecting aperture 46 of the platen, its tendency to fall by gravity is increased by the ejector, which pushes or knocks it quickly through the two apertures while they are in coincidence, thus avoiding any tendency of the coin to remain in engagement with the plate and the platen and lock them together. The ejector Ll0 may be directly appurtenantl to the float 42. But in that case the certainty of its action might be impaired whenever a stray coin became pushed beneath the fioat, thus raising it away from the coin plate. In the present arrangement, however, the ejectorhaving an additional movement of its own, relative to the float, would eject the intended coin, even though the float were i to be raised by another coin.

1. In a coin handling device, a rotary carrier having a coin-receiving seat, a pawl arranged to ride over said carrier in the path of said seat and having the forward portion of its face inclined to the plane of said carrier and formed of hard, smooth material, and a spring tending to move said pawl toward said seat and cause it to engage the face of a`coin in said coin seatand to engage the edge of a coin not properly seated in said coin seat.

2. 'In a coin handling device, a'rotary plate having a coin-receiving aperture, a pawl of rigid material arranged above the pathV4 of said aperture and having its forward edge beveled, and a spring tending to move said pawl into-said aperture when the latter is broughtinto alinement therewith and resisting thevtendency of said pawl to ride over any coin which may project above that portion of said plate adjacent to said aperture.

3. In a coin handling device, a coin receptacle comprising a rotary inclined plate having a coin-receiving aperture, a support ing member arranged' beneath said plate to retain the coinlwithin said aperture and having a discharge opening, a pawl of rigid material movably mounted above thepath of said coin-receiving aperture, and a spring tending to move saidpawl into said aperture and resisting the tendency of said pawl to ride over any coinwhich may project above the surface of said plate adjacent to said aperture. I

' 4. In a coin handling device, a coin receptacle comprising a Vrotary inclined plate having a coin-receiving aperture, a supporting member arranged beneath said plate to retain the coin within said aperture and havinga discharge opening, a pawl of rigid material movably mounted above the path of said coin-receiving aperture, and a spring tending tomove said pawl into said apertureand resisting the tendency-of said pawl aid e i. regisi VHBLE CPV 1,1 niece rid overy any coin which may project ibnovc the surface oi said plate adjacent to partum, and a spring-actuated ejector arranged above ythe discharge opening of Nupporting member and adapted to y enterv 'the aperture in said rotary ilate When said aperture is moved into .tlineiaent with said discharge opening.

5. l-fi a-coin handling device, a rotary ',ilate having a coin-receiving aperture, a dieting .member arranged beneath said `(flaite o support a coin in said aperture and a discharge opening, and a spring- .cd ejector mounted above said disopening, hearing normally upon said plate and adapted to forcibly enter r 'in-receiving aperture When the latter ed into alineinentwith said discharge g a coin-handling device, a rotary aving coin-receiving aperture, a 'i finloer ged beneath said t sa .n in said aperture and having e opening, a shield arranged above aid discharge opening, and an eiector carried by said shield arrang i to .enter Y, Th1. the latter has been brought into aline- With said discharge opening.v Y he combination of a revolving coin carrier having a receiving seat for a single coin, a platen forming a circular raceway for suflpporting a coin carried by the receiving seat and having an ejecting aperture qring at intervals with the-revolving recer ng scat of the carrier, and a spring pressed coin eiector disposed in the path of travel of the coin receiving seat of the carrier for ejecting the coins therefrom through the ejecting aperture inthe platen.

8. llFhe combination of a revolving coin carrier provided 'with a receiving seat for a e l mme single coin, a platen forming a circular race- 4 .said coin-receiving aperture Way for supporting a coin carried by the receiving seat, andl having an'ejecting aperture registering periodically with the coin receiving seat ofthe revolving carrier, a float covering thel ejecting aperture, and means appurtenant to the float for ejecting the coins from the carrier through the said ejecting aperture ofthe platen at the said registering positionsi 9. The combination ofra revolving coin carrier Vprovided With a receiving seat for a single coin, a platen forming a circular race- Way for a coin carried by the receiving seat and having an ejecting aperture registering periodically with thev coin seat of the revolving carrier, a yielding float overlying the coin receiving seat and the registering aperture at their registering position, and a coin ejector projecting through the seat and the aperture when in register.

l l0.- In a ycoin handling device, a coin receptacle comprising a rotary plate forming one Wall of said receptacle and having a coin-,receiving aperture, a supporting meniber arranged beneath said plate to support a coin in said aperture and having a discharge opening, above said rotary plate at a point adjacent to the discharge opening in said supporting 4'member and having an'opening therein, and

a spring-actuated pavvl carried by said ioat, projecting through said opening therein and arranged to enter the aperture vin said rotary plate When the latter is brought into alineinent with said discharge opening.

in testimony whereof Ihave signed my naine tothis specification in the presence of `two subscribing Witnesses, thisv 26th day of January, 1912, l

SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON. Witnesses:

FRANK B. KENNEDY, IRMA C. NYsTRoM. 

